http://www.mail.com/people/12560-dalai-lama.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12560-dalai-lama.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761674-prolific-twitter-accounts.html LONDON (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account. In amassing an army of followers, the pontiff joined an elite circle of prolific tweeters. Below is a glance at other members of the Twitterati. (at)LadyGaga Pop icon Lady Gaga's account ranks as Twitter's most followed, wi... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761674-prolific-twitter-accounts.html 2012-12-12T17:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754998-chinese-police-accuse-monk-inciting-immolations.html BEIJING (AP) — Police detained a monk and his nephew in China's Sichuan province and accused them of instigating the self-immolations of eight ethnic Tibetans on the instructions of the Dalai Lama and his followers, state media said. The report in the official Xinhua News Agency did not detail what evidence police had of the exiled Buddhist spiritual lead... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1754998-chinese-police-accuse-monk-inciting-immolations.html 2012-12-09T23:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744046-mongolia-finds-china-too-close-comfort.html TSOGTTSETSII, Mongolia (AP) — After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition. Citing national security, the government ordered the rails be laid 1,520 millimeters apart, Mongolia's standard gauge inherited from the Soviets. The width e... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744046-mongolia-finds-china-too-close-comfort.html 2012-12-06T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1736008-wish-islam-would-inform-climate-debate.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — At Friday prayers in Qatar's most popular mosque, the imam discussed the civil war in Syria, the unrest in Egypt and the U.N. endorsement of an independent state of Palestine. Not a word about climate change, even though the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar is hosting a U.N. conference where nearly 200 countries are trying to forge a join... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1736008-wish-islam-would-inform-climate-debate.html 2012-12-01T08:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730746-court-s-africa-official-delayed-dalai-lama-visa.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court ruled Thursday that officials "unreasonably delayed" a decision about whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for a planned 2011 trip, largely out of fears of angering the Chinese government. The Supreme Court of Appeal's decision heavily criticized former Home Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, an ex-wife of Preside... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730746-court-s-africa-official-delayed-dalai-lama-visa.html 2012-11-29T13:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728066-tibetan-protests-chinese-rule-phase.html BEIJING (AP) — Two dozen Tibetans have set themselves on fire in western China this month in a dramatic acceleration of the protests against authoritarian Chinese rule, activist groups say. The surge in self-immolations, along with an increase in large demonstrations, marks a new phase in the Tibetan protests. At least 86 people have set themselves on fir... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728066-tibetan-protests-chinese-rule-phase.html 2012-11-29T00:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725182-tibetan-students-west-china-clash-with-police.html BEIJING (AP) — Four more ethnic Tibetans have self-immolated to protest Chinese rule and at least 20 were hospitalized after clashing with police in a protest over a government booklet calling the Tibetan language irrelevant, a report and exile groups said Tuesday. More than 80 Tibetans in China have set themselves on fire since 2009 in protest against wh... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725182-tibetan-students-west-china-clash-with-police.html 2012-11-27T02:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719620-tibetan-man-sets-fire-protest-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A Tibetan herdsman has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Saturday, in the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule. The official Xinhua News Agency says Dazheng, 27, self-immolated in Zekog county on Friday night but provides no further details about why the man set him... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719620-tibetan-man-sets-fire-protest-china.html 2012-11-24T03:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1720482-sesame-street-director-emily-squires-dies-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime "Sesame Street" director who also worked on soap operas including "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" has died. Emily Squires was 71. She died Wednesday at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. Squires' husband, Len Belzer, said Friday that the cause of death hasn't been determined. Squires directed the "Sesame Street" child... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1720482-sesame-street-director-emily-squires-dies-nyc.html 2012-11-23T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1696382-dalai-lama-wants-thorough-probe-tibet-deaths.html TOKYO (AP) — Lashing back at criticism from Beijing, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said China needs to thoroughly investigate the causes of self-immolations by Tibetans and blamed "narrow-minded Communist officials" for seeing Buddhist culture as a threat. The Dalai Lama also called on foreign media and members of Japan's parliament to visit Tibet — though su... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1696382-dalai-lama-wants-thorough-probe-tibet-deaths.html 2012-11-13T07:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694754-china-slams-dalai-lama-tibetans-self-immolate.html BEIJING (AP) — China accused the Dalai Lama of allying with Japanese right-wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for glorifying a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans. The comments came as state media reported two more Tibetans died after setting themselves on fire. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1694754-china-slams-dalai-lama-tibetans-self-immolate.html 2012-11-13T00:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692708-china-18-year-old-tibetan-self-immolates.html BEIJING (AP) — An 18-year-old Tibetan villager died after setting himself on fire in northwest China in the latest of a half-dozen such self-immolations reported during the past week as the country's communist leadership undergoes a once-a-decade transfer of power. A short report from the state-run Xinhua News Agency did not offer a reason why the man sel... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1692708-china-18-year-old-tibetan-self-immolates.html 2012-11-11T02:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1685886-rights-groups-5-tibetans-self-immolate-2-days.html BEIJING (AP) — Tibetan protests against Chinese rule intensified around the opening of a pivotal Communist Party congress as three teenage monks and two other Tibetans set themselves on fire over two days, activists reported Thursday. Four of the self-immolations took place on Wednesday and were followed by a fifth involving a nomad in western Qinghai on ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1685886-rights-groups-5-tibetans-self-immolate-2-days.html 2012-11-08T15:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1684036-world-reaction-to-barack-obamas-victory.html President Barack Obama's re-election in the United States elicited strong feelings — from optimism to skepticism — around the world. A sampling of global reaction: "One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis (in Syria). Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed wor... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1684036-world-reaction-to-barack-obamas-victory.html 2012-11-07T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660000-2-tibetan-cousins-set-themselves-fire-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Two Tibetan cousins set fire to themselves in their village to protest Chinese rule, bringing the total number of self-immolations this week to seven, the highest since the protests began last year, a rights group said Saturday. The London-based group Free Tibet said cousins Tsepo, 20, and Tenzin, 25, called for independence for Tibet as th... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660000-2-tibetan-cousins-set-themselves-fire-china.html 2012-10-27T13:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1659822-china-5th-tibetan-week-sets-fire-dies.html BEIJING (AP) — A 23-year-old man has become the fifth Tibetan in a week to set himself on fire and die in a county in far western China to protest against Chinese rule, a rights group said Saturday. Tsewang Kyab set himself on fire Friday evening on the main street of Amuquhu town in Xiahe county, London-based Free Tibet said. Earlier Friday, a 24-year-ol... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1659822-china-5th-tibetan-week-sets-fire-dies.html 2012-10-27T06:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1651538-tibetan-west-china-self-immolates-dies.html BEIJING (AP) — A Tibetan farmer has died after setting himself on fire in remote northwest China, in the second self-immolation death near the Labrang Monastery in two days and the latest of dozens of such anti-China protests by Tibetans. The monastery in Gansu province's Xiahe county is one of the most important outside of Tibet, and was the site of nume... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1651538-tibetan-west-china-self-immolates-dies.html 2012-10-24T08:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1638038-profanity-mistakenly-attributed-to-dalai-lama.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Dalai Lama didn't curse at a Brown University event, the college swears — even if the closed captioning said differently. A closing comment Wednesday by the Dalai Lama was mistaken for a profanity by the person transcribing his remarks for closed captioning at a speech on peace. The exiled Tibetan leader urged listeners to shar... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1638038-profanity-mistakenly-attributed-to-dalai-lama.html 2012-10-17T23:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628256-tibetan-man-sets-fire-to-protest-china.html BEIJING (AP) — The grandfather of a revered Tibetan Buddhist figure died Saturday after setting himself on fire in protest of Chinese rule, the London-based rights group Free Tibet said. The incident is the latest of dozens of self-immolations by Tibetans since 2009. Free Tibet said 52-year-old Tamdrin Dorjee died at the scene near Tsoe Monastery in north... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628256-tibetan-man-sets-fire-to-protest-china.html 2012-10-13T10:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1571808-myanmars-suu-kyi-congress-highest-honor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama. Suu Kyi described it as "one of the most moving days of my life." She was awarded the Congressional Gold Meda... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1571808-myanmars-suu-kyi-congress-highest-honor.html 2012-09-19T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1500472-tibetans-clash-with-police-west-china-1-dead.html BEIJING (AP) — Police in far west China beat a Tibetan man to death during a clash that broke out after two Tibetans set themselves on fire, a U.S. broadcaster said Tuesday, in the worst flaring of violence in the region in months. The violence occurred Monday in Sichuan province's Aba prefecture, which has emerged as a center of political activism and th... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1500472-tibetans-clash-with-police-west-china-1-dead.html 2012-08-14T10:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1464564-indian-power-failure-puts-370m-dark-hours.html NEW DELHI (AP) — A power grid failure blacked out northern India for hours Monday, halting trains, forcing hospitals and airports onto backup power and providing a dark, sweltering reminder of the nation's inability to meet its energy needs as it strives to be an economic power. While the midsummer outage was unique in its reach — it hit 370 million peopl... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1464564-indian-power-failure-puts-370m-dark-hours.html 2012-07-30T14:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1405744-tibetan-monks-tackle-science-indian-hills.html SARAH, India (AP) — The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands together and stomp the floor, their robes billowing around them. It's the way Tibetan Buddhist scholars have traded ideas for centuries. Among them, the debate-a... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1405744-tibetan-monks-tackle-science-indian-hills.html 2012-07-03T22:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1396830-suu-kyis-europe-trip-revives-lifetime-memories.html BANGKOK (AP) — Paris brought back memories of onion soup. Oxford, of carefree student days and sharing a passion for literature with her two young sons. In London, Aung San Suu Kyi recalled her father, whose historic visit in 1947 came shortly before he was assassinated — when she was only 2. The Myanmar opposition leader's first trip to Europe in 24 year... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1396830-suu-kyis-europe-trip-revives-lifetime-memories.html 2012-06-29T09:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1377524-two-tibetans-set-themselves-fire-west-china.html BEIJING (AP) — Two young Tibetans, a herder and a migrant carpenter, set themselves on fire and hold up Tibetan flags as the flames engulf them before they stumble and fall on a street in western China, in a graphic video of their immolations released Thursday. One of the two men who self-immolated Wednesday in Yushu prefecture, a heavily Tibetan area in ... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1377524-two-tibetans-set-themselves-fire-west-china.html 2012-06-21T08:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1374562-aung-san-suu-kyi-finally-honorary-doctorate.html OXFORD, England (AP) — It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University. In a speech, Suu Kyi praised the role Oxford played in helping her see humankind at its best during her long years under house arrest in Myanmar. "The most important thing that I learned was respect for all of civilization," she... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1374562-aung-san-suu-kyi-finally-honorary-doctorate.html 2012-06-21T00:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1375424-dalai-lama-myanmars-suu-kyi-meet-london.html LONDON (AP) — Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he has held talks with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in London. In a message posted to his website on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama said the two Nobel laureates had met privately on Tuesday for around 30 minutes. He said he had told Suu Kyi he had "real admiration for your courage"... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1375424-dalai-lama-myanmars-suu-kyi-meet-london.html 2012-06-20T13:50:00Z